John Brown (Rhode Island)

John Brown (27 January 1736-20 September 1803) was a member of the US House of Representatives (F-RI) from 1799 to 1801, succeeding Thomas Tillinghast and preceding Joseph Stanton Jr..

Biography
John Brown was born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1736, and he was instrumental in founding Brown University before serving as its treasurer from 1775 to 1796. He founded Providence Bank and financed the American Revolutionary War, and he went on to serve in the US House of Representatives from 1799 to 1801. He was a fierce defender of the slave trade, clashing with his own brother Moses Brown. He died in 1803.